computing

News articles classified as computing

September 27, 2016

Stanford-led team simulates the inner strain on the brain to better plan surgery

A new simulation technology could one day help surgeons plan operations to relieve brain swelling before they cut into the skull.

September 12, 2016

Brain-sensing technology allows typing at 12 words per minute

Technology for reading signals directly from the brain developed by Stanford Bio-X scientists could provide a way for people with movement disorders to communicate.

September 7, 2016

Big data’s deluge in higher education

Stanford partnership launches effort to help universities deal responsibly with student data.

August 24, 2016

Speech recognition faster at texting

Smartphone speech recognition software is not only three times faster than human typists, it's also more accurate. The researchers hope the revelation spurs the development of innovative applications of speech recognition technology.

August 10, 2016

Stanford research could improve counseling on crisis help lines

Many people now text rather than call for help, allowing computer scientists to study anonymous data files and learn which counseling tactics work best.

July 8, 2016

Stanford-led effort creates a new way to analyze and control networks

In an interconnected world, a new analytical framework enables researchers to better understand everything from social media sharing to the flight patterns of commercial airlines.

June 28, 2016

Stanford researchers develop new statistical test that shows racial profiling in police traffic stops

The new tool shows that police in North Carolina were more likely to search black and Hispanic motorists than white ones.

April 14, 2016

Researchers create a tool to boost article creation in local language Wikipedias

Wikipedia exists in nearly 300 languages but many versions are small and incomplete. In one experiment, computer scientists tripled article creation by recommending missing entries to editors.

February 18, 2016

Stanford Literary Lab uses digital humanities to study why we feel suspense

Mark Algee-Hewitt and a team of grad students combine tools of textual analysis with the emotional experience of reading to uncover what creates suspense in stories.

November 3, 2015

Discovery in the data: Stanford’s data journalism program advances the storytelling form

Stanford's data journalism program blends the power of big data with journalistic training in the craft of storytelling. Students and faculty are crossing disciplines to enhance the way news stories are told in the digital age.

August 28, 2015

Stanford engineers find secret to steady drone cameras in swans

By solving how whooper swans keep their heads steady during flapping flight, Stanford engineers have developed a camera suspension system that could allow drones to produce crisper video images.